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Why Japan's Plan for a "Super" Battleship During World War II Never Happened

by Robert Farley

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The Five Most Epic Battleship Showdowns of All Time

When This Battleship Sank, Nearby Sailors Experienced What Felt Like a Nuclear Weapons Blast

The Japanese battleship Yamato in the late stages of construction alongside of a large fitting out pontoon at the Kure Naval Base, Japan, 20 September 1941. U.S. Navy, courtesy of Lieutenant Commander Shizuo Fukui.

Deathmatch: Hitler's Super Warship Bismarck vs. Japan's Mammoth Battleship Yamato

By U.S. Navy photo 80-G-325952, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=382967

This Is the Biggest Battleship Ever Built. It Was Almost Impossible to Sink.

The Austro-Hungarian battleship Viribus Unitis in 1912. Courtesy of the International Naval Research Organization.

Oops! Building These Five Battleships Was a Big Mistake

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Stories From Yamato

The Battleship Yamato's Brutal End Signified American Naval Dominance

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When This Battleship Died, It Was Like a Nuclear Weapon Exploded

by Kyle Mizokami June 6, 2021

The Biggest Battleship Ever Was Destined For Death

by Kyle Mizokami June 1, 2021

The Horror Story of How the Biggest Battleship Ever Committed Suicide

by Kyle Mizokami May 22, 2021

The 5 Most Epic Battleship Showdowns in Naval History

by Robert Farley Follow drfarls on Twitter L April 27, 2021
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This Battleship Committed What Might Be the Most Tragic Suicide Ever

by Kyle Mizokami April 10, 2021

The Biggest Battleship Ever Tried to Beach Itself to Win the Battle of Okinawa

by Kyle Mizokami March 28, 2021

The Nazi’s Bismarck vs. Japan’s Yamato: Which Super Battleship Is Best?

by Robert Farley Follow drfarls on Twitter L March 27, 2021

"Like a Tactical Nuclear Weapon Going Off": How This Battleship Exploded

by Kyle Mizokami March 8, 2021
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